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British classical music is a rich and diverse tradition that blends the grandeur of European classical forms with distinct English sensibilities. It often features lush orchestration, pastoral melodies, and a strong choral and sacred music tradition. Composers like Ruth Gipps and Howard Ferguson contributed expressive, lyrical works, while conductors such as Sir Malcolm Sargent and David Atherton shaped the performance of both classical and modern repertoire. The genre encompasses symphonic, operatic, and chamber music, often reflecting Britain's landscapes, folklore, and history, creating a uniquely evocative and sophisticated sound.

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Latest British Classical Release

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Sir John Barbirolli•

Alexander Glazunov•

Amilcare Ponchielli•

Antonín Dvořák•

Arthur Benjamin•

Camille Saint-Saëns•

Carl Maria von Weber•

Charles Gounod•

Claude Debussy•

Domenico Cimarosa•

Edvard Grieg•

Emmanuel Chabrier•

Franz Lehár•

Franz Schubert•

Frederick Delius•

Frédéric Chopin•

George Frideric Handel•

Giacomo Puccini•

Giuseppe Verdi•

Gustav Mahler•

Hector Berlioz•

Henri Vieuxtemps•

Henry Purcell•

Jean Sibelius•

Johann Sebastian Bach•

Johann Strauss II•

Johannes Brahms•

John Philip Sousa•

Joseph Haydn•

Jules Massenet•

Ludwig van Beethoven•

Manuel de Falla•

Maurice Ravel•

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov•

Percy Grainger•

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•

Ralph Vaughan Williams•

Richard Strauss•

Richard Wagner•

Robert Schumann•

Edward Elgar•

Tomaso Albinoni•

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Album - 54 Tracks - Released July 31, 2025

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July 31, 2025

Potpourri
Sir John Barbirolli•
Alexander Glazunov•
Amilcare Ponchielli•
Antonín Dvořák•
Arthur Benjamin•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Charles Gounod•
Claude Debussy•
Domenico Cimarosa•
Edvard Grieg•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Franz Lehár•
Franz Schubert•
Frederick Delius•
Frédéric Chopin•
George Frideric Handel•
Giacomo Puccini•
Giuseppe Verdi•
Gustav Mahler•
Hector Berlioz•
Henri Vieuxtemps•
Henry Purcell•
Jean Sibelius•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johann Strauss II•
Johannes Brahms•
John Philip Sousa•
Joseph Haydn•
Jules Massenet•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Manuel de Falla•
Maurice Ravel•
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov•
Percy Grainger•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Ralph Vaughan Williams•
Richard Strauss•
Richard Wagner•
Robert Schumann•
Edward Elgar•
Tomaso Albinoni•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
54 tracks
July 23

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 - Schumann, Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Bach, Britten
Stephen Hough•
Anatoly Lyadov•
Benjamin Britten•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Franz Liszt•
Georges Bizet•
Ignacy Jan Paderewski•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johannes Brahms•
Robert Schumann•
Roger Quilter•
Vladimir Rebikov•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
99 tracks
July 4

Madetoja: Suite pastorale, Op. 34 IV. Valssi (Waltz)
Leevi Madetoja•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
July 4

Piano Music of Camargo Guarnieri
Camargo Guarnieri•
Martin Jones
26 tracks
June 13

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
6 tracks
June 13

Walton, Bax, Elgar: Marches; Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Symphony No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
10 tracks
June 13

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
8 tracks
June 13

Haydn: Symphony No. 98; Schubert: Symphony No. 9
London Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
8 tracks
June 13

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Elgar: Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5
Edward Elgar•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
20 tracks
June 13

Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2; Rawsthorne: Piano Concerto No. 2
London Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
7 tracks
June 13

Gilbert & Sullivan: Princess Ida; Gilbert & Sullivan Spectacular
Arthur Sullivan•
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus•
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
43 tracks
June 13

Raitio: Scherzo ‘Felis domestica'
Väinö Raitio•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
June 13

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
6 tracks
June 13

Holst: The Planets; The Perfect Fool
Gustav Holst•
London Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
10 tracks
June 13

Purcell/Coates: Suite from the Dramatic Music; Elgar: Enigma Variations; Brahms: Four Serious Songs
Kathleen Ferrier•
London Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
26 tracks
June 13

Handel/Harty: Royal Fireworks Music; Scarlatti/Tommasini: The Good Humoured Ladies; Grieg: Lyric Suite
Sir Malcolm Sargent
16 tracks
June 6

Cavatina
Stanley Myers
1 tracks
May 31

Western Music vol.1 (Remastered 2013)
Kathleen Ferrier•
Wiener Philharmoniker•
Bruno Walter•
BBC Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent•
New York Philharmonic
10 tracks
May 29

The Essential Norbert Kraft
Norbert Kraft•
Stanley Myers•
Francisco Tárrega•
Enrique Granados•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Niccolò Paganini•
Fernando Sor•
Dionisio Aguado
29 tracks
May 23

Palmgren: Pictures from Finland, Op. 24 IV. Sleigh Ride
Selim Palmgren•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
May 16

Cavatina
Stanley Myers
1 tracks
May 16

Quiet Sunlit Mornings
Alis Huws•
Edvard Grieg•
Nobuo Uematsu•
Grace Williams
4 tracks
May 15

"The Piano Collection"
Stephen Hough•
Benjamin Britten•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Franz Liszt•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johannes Brahms•
Moritz Moszkowski•
Richard Rodgers•
Robert Schumann•
Roger Quilter•
Vladimir Rebikov•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
93 tracks
May 9

Vivaldi - The Early Years
Antonio Vivaldi•
Oxford Schola Cantorum•
Capella Istropolitana•
Andrew Watkinson•
City of London Sinfonia
31 tracks
May 2

British Piano Concertos, Vol. 3
Simon Callaghan•
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales•
William Boughton
14 tracks
May 2

British Piano Concertos, Vol. 3
Simon Callaghan•
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales•
William Boughton
14 tracks
May 2

Honey-Coloured Cow
Laurence Perkins•
Gordon Jacob•
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra•
William Goodchild•
Ruth Gipps•
John Flinders•
Carducci String Quartet
18 tracks
May 2

Janáček: Jenůfa
Leoš Janáček•
Sir Simon Rattle•
London Symphony Orchestra•
Agneta Eichenholz•
Katarina Karnéus•
Nicky Spence
31 tracks
April 30

Dancing music vol.1 (Remastered 2013)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra•
Bruno Walter•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra•
Kathleen Ferrier•
Wiener Philharmoniker•
BBC Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent•
New York Philharmonic
13 tracks
April 22

Cavatina (arr. John C. Williams)
Stanley Myers
1 tracks
April 18

Holst: Beni Mora, Op. 29 No. 1 & Choral Symphony, Op. 41 (Live)
Gustav Holst•
Heather Harper•
BBC Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
9 tracks
April 18

Lundu
Camargo Guarnieri•
Martin Jones
1 tracks
April 18

Greene: Jephtha
Maurice Greene•
Early Opera Company•
Christian Curnyn
41 tracks
April 11

Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
Ruth Gipps•
Charlie Lovell-Jones•
Bill Anderson•
BBC Philharmonic•
Rumon Gamba
13 tracks
April 11

Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
Ruth Gipps•
Charlie Lovell-Jones•
Bill Anderson•
BBC Philharmonic•
Rumon Gamba
13 tracks
April 4

Maurice Greene Jephtha No. 41, Chorus. Israel’s Daughters, a fair Virgin Train
Maurice Greene•
Early Opera Company•
Christian Curnyn
1 tracks
March 28

Cavatina
Stanley Myers
1 tracks
March 21

Gipps Violin Concerto, Op.24: II. Andante
Ruth Gipps•
Charlie Lovell-Jones•
BBC Philharmonic•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
March 21

Gipps Violin Concerto, Op.24: II. Andante
Ruth Gipps•
Charlie Lovell-Jones•
BBC Philharmonic•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
March 21

Maurice Greene Jephtha No. 5, Air. Where are your Gods, your Idol-Train
Maurice Greene•
Andrew Staples•
Early Opera Company•
Christian Curnyn
1 tracks

July 31, 2025

Potpourri
Sir John Barbirolli•
Alexander Glazunov•
Amilcare Ponchielli•
Antonín Dvořák•
Arthur Benjamin•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Charles Gounod•
Claude Debussy•
Domenico Cimarosa•
Edvard Grieg•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Franz Lehár•
Franz Schubert•
Frederick Delius•
Frédéric Chopin•
George Frideric Handel•
Giacomo Puccini•
Giuseppe Verdi•
Gustav Mahler•
Hector Berlioz•
Henri Vieuxtemps•
Henry Purcell•
Jean Sibelius•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johann Strauss II•
Johannes Brahms•
John Philip Sousa•
Joseph Haydn•
Jules Massenet•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Manuel de Falla•
Maurice Ravel•
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov•
Percy Grainger•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Ralph Vaughan Williams•
Richard Strauss•
Richard Wagner•
Robert Schumann•
Edward Elgar•
Tomaso Albinoni•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
54 tracks
July 23

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 - Schumann, Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Bach, Britten
Stephen Hough•
Anatoly Lyadov•
Benjamin Britten•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Franz Liszt•
Georges Bizet•
Ignacy Jan Paderewski•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johannes Brahms•
Robert Schumann•
Roger Quilter•
Vladimir Rebikov•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
99 tracks
July 4

Piano Music of Camargo Guarnieri
Camargo Guarnieri•
Martin Jones
26 tracks
June 13

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
6 tracks
June 13

Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2; Rawsthorne: Piano Concerto No. 2
London Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
7 tracks
June 13

Gilbert & Sullivan: Princess Ida; Gilbert & Sullivan Spectacular
Arthur Sullivan•
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus•
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
43 tracks
June 13

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Elgar: Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5
Edward Elgar•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
20 tracks
June 13

Handel/Harty: Royal Fireworks Music; Scarlatti/Tommasini: The Good Humoured Ladies; Grieg: Lyric Suite
Sir Malcolm Sargent
16 tracks
June 13

Holst: The Planets; The Perfect Fool
Gustav Holst•
London Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
10 tracks
June 13

Walton, Bax, Elgar: Marches; Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Symphony No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
10 tracks
June 13

Haydn: Symphony No. 98; Schubert: Symphony No. 9
London Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
8 tracks
June 13

Purcell/Coates: Suite from the Dramatic Music; Elgar: Enigma Variations; Brahms: Four Serious Songs
Kathleen Ferrier•
London Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
26 tracks
June 13

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
8 tracks
June 13

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
6 tracks
May 31

Western Music vol.1 (Remastered 2013)
Kathleen Ferrier•
Wiener Philharmoniker•
Bruno Walter•
BBC Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent•
New York Philharmonic
10 tracks
May 29

The Essential Norbert Kraft
Norbert Kraft•
Stanley Myers•
Francisco Tárrega•
Enrique Granados•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Niccolò Paganini•
Fernando Sor•
Dionisio Aguado
29 tracks
May 16

Quiet Sunlit Mornings
Alis Huws•
Edvard Grieg•
Nobuo Uematsu•
Grace Williams
4 tracks
May 15

"The Piano Collection"
Stephen Hough•
Benjamin Britten•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Franz Liszt•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johannes Brahms•
Moritz Moszkowski•
Richard Rodgers•
Robert Schumann•
Roger Quilter•
Vladimir Rebikov•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
93 tracks
May 9

Vivaldi - The Early Years
Antonio Vivaldi•
Oxford Schola Cantorum•
Capella Istropolitana•
Andrew Watkinson•
City of London Sinfonia
31 tracks
May 2

British Piano Concertos, Vol. 3
Simon Callaghan•
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales•
William Boughton
14 tracks

July 4, 2025

Madetoja: Suite pastorale, Op. 34 IV. Valssi (Waltz)
Leevi Madetoja•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
June 13

Raitio: Scherzo ‘Felis domestica'
Väinö Raitio•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
June 6

Cavatina
Stanley Myers
1 tracks
May 23

Palmgren: Pictures from Finland, Op. 24 IV. Sleigh Ride
Selim Palmgren•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
May 16

Cavatina
Stanley Myers
1 tracks
April 22

Cavatina (arr. John C. Williams)
Stanley Myers
1 tracks
April 18

Lundu
Camargo Guarnieri•
Martin Jones
1 tracks
April 4

Maurice Greene Jephtha No. 41, Chorus. Israel’s Daughters, a fair Virgin Train
Maurice Greene•
Early Opera Company•
Christian Curnyn
1 tracks
March 28

Cavatina
Stanley Myers
1 tracks
March 21

Gipps Violin Concerto, Op.24: II. Andante
Ruth Gipps•
Charlie Lovell-Jones•
BBC Philharmonic•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
March 21

Maurice Greene Jephtha No. 5, Air. Where are your Gods, your Idol-Train
Maurice Greene•
Andrew Staples•
Early Opera Company•
Christian Curnyn
1 tracks
March 21

Gipps Violin Concerto, Op.24: II. Andante
Ruth Gipps•
Charlie Lovell-Jones•
BBC Philharmonic•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
March 7

Maurice Greene Jephtha: No. 9, Air. Against these new Alarms
Maurice Greene•
Early Opera Company•
Christian Curnyn
1 tracks
March 7

BARTÓK: III. Allegretto – Allegro molto from Viola Concerto
Béla Bartók•
Paul Neubauer•
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra•
David Atherton
1 tracks
March 7

To Music
Charles Wood•
Roderick Williams•
Iain Burnside
1 tracks
February 14

Grace Williams: Missa Cambrensis, III. Credo: IV. Beatitudes
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales•
Adrian Partington
1 tracks
February 7

Fauré: Le secret, Op. 23 No. 3
Gabriel Fauré•
Nicky Spence•
Julius Drake
1 tracks
January 31

Grace Williams: Missa Cambrensis, III. Credo: II. Carol Nadolig
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales•
Adrian Partington
1 tracks
January 24

Fauré: 5 Mélodies de Venise, Op. 58: No. 1, Mandoline
Gabriel Fauré•
Nicky Spence•
Julius Drake
1 tracks
January 10

Grace Williams: Missa Cambrensis, II. Gloria: IV. Qui tollis peccata mundi
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales•
BBC National Chorus of Wales•
Adrian Partington
1 tracks